Rockville’s district courthouse, which opened Monday after three years of construction at a cost of $65 million, was closed Wednesday due to seeping sewage nearby — apparently the result of the strain the new facility put on a blocked city ...

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I was only a week into training as an assistant state’s attorney and I was beginning to doubt my ability to perform. My drill sergeant of a trainer took a “sink or swim” approach to teaching, and I was floundering ...

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The former owner of the Senator Theatre has agreed not to go near the historic movie house or the Charles Theater for six months in the wake of a threatening outburst July 14 just before the midnight show of “Harry ...

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Our state’s attorney swore us in as his newest assistant state’s attorneys, quoting U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson: A prosecutor has more control over life, liberty and reputation than any other person in America. Their discretion is tremendous … ...

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I wish Judge Douglas Gummo the best as he seeks help for his apparent alcoholism and don’t mean to make light of his condition. That said, the catalyst for his decision to get treatment remains funny. Gummo, a Pennsylvania state ...

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Baltimore City State’s Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein has dismantled the agency’s longstanding community liaison program, laying off seven of the nine liaisons as well as two members of the support staff. Bernstein was meeting individually with the affected employees Thursday ...

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WESTMINSTER — A Westminster woman has been charged with calling in a bomb threat to the Carroll County Emergency Operations Center. Maryland State Police say 30-year-old Serena Sue Jones called the emergency center Monday morning with a false report of ...

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I’m aware of most of my professional limitations. When cases come in, I’m able to determine quickly whether it is something I can handle on my own, whether I need to associate with someone else, or whether it’s something I ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley is seeking a second term for the state’s First Lady as a district court judge. O’Malley formally nominated his wife, Judge Catherine Curran O’Malley, to a second term as a Baltimore District Court judge on ...

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A man accused of plotting to kill military personnel with a car bomb is scheduled for a court appearance. Antonio Martinez will appear in U.S. District Court for an arraignment at 10 a.m. Friday. He is expected to plead innocent. ...

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